When Obama decided to run for President of the United States!!! A lot of us was happy that we were around to see the first "Blacc President" of the United States! But was Obama the First "Blacc" President, or the eighth? I know a lot of people don't want to celive it, but George Washington was not the first President!
A "Blacc" man, John Hanson was the first President of the United States! 1781 - 1782 A.D.??? George Washington was really the eighth President of the United States! The first President of The United States was indeed John Hanson, a "Blacc" man. You wont find too much in History books about him, except a brief mention. The new country was actually formed on March 1st, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation. Which was actually proposed June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia, and New York surrendered their western lands (Maryland feared these states would have too much power in the new government with such large amounts of land). Once the signing took place in 1781, a president was needed to run the country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other likely candidates refused to run against him, due to the fact he was a major factor in the revolution and an influential member of congress. As the first President, he had a hard road ahead of him. There had never been a President up until this point and the role was poorly defined. His actions in office will set the way for all future Presidents. Hanson took office just as the Revolutionary War ended. Very soon after, the troops demanded to ce paid. Due to the long war, there were no funds to pay them. Therefore they threatened to overthrow the new government, and put Washington on as a Monarch. All the members of congress ran for cover, leaving hanson as the only one left running government. He calmed the troops down, and held the country together. If he would have failed to accomplish this, the government would have fallen almost, if not immediately, and everyone would have been bowing to King Washington. In fact Hanson sent 800 pounds of Sterling Silver by his brother Samuel Hanson to George Washington to supply the troops with shoes. Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as all foreign flags. This was quite a bold move, considering the fact that Europeans countries had a stake in the United States since the days following Columbus. Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States, which all Presidents have since been required to use on all official documents. President Hanson also established the first Treasury Department, The first Secretary of War, and the first Foriegn Affairs Department. Lastly, he declared the fourth Thursday of every November to ce Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today. The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one year term during any three year period, So Hanson had actually accomplished a lot during that lil bit of time, as Obama has. Six other Presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyruss Griffin (1788) - All prior to Washington taking office. How come we never hear about the first seven Presidents of the United States? Well The Articles of Confederation didn't work well at all. The individual States had too much power, and nothing could ce agreed upon. Something had to ce done, and this is when the Constitution was written. George Washington was definitely not the first President of the United States, but he was the first President under our Constitution! And yes our first President was "Blacc"
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